Florida Man Arrested For Felony Theft of 66 Rolls of Toilet Paper From Hotel

Newsweek ^ | March 21, 2020 | AILA SLISCO

[EdnaMode]

Florida man was arrested and charged with felony theft after he was allegedly caught using a garbage can to sneak 66 rolls of toilet paper out of a Marriott hotel.

Angel Esteban Hernandezcinto, 31, was arrested in the early morning hours of Thursday after police responded to security guard Yamil Egipciaco's call complaining that a man was stealing toilet paper from the hotel. At 1:30 a.m., the guard said he was on regular patrols when he noticed suspicious activity from Hernandezcinto, according to an arrest affidavit.

"Yamil saw Angel pushing a trash can toward his Honda van," the arresting officer wrote in the affidavit. "Angel opened the rear of the van and took a trash bag from the trash can and put it in his van. Yamil found it suspicious as to why he put a trash bag in his van and peaked through the window. Yamil noticed the bag was full of unused toilet paper that belonged to the hotel."

Hernandezcinto was able to execute his alleged toilet paper heist because he worked for a cleaning company that services the hotel. Egipciaco counted the rolls, valued at around $65, and expressed an eagerness to testify against the alleged thief.

[EdnaMode]

Execute Order 66 (Toilet Paper Rolls).

[Skywise]

What makes it a felony theft? Is it written into the law that more than 50 toilet paper rolls shall constitute this as a felony! :P

[Bruiser 10]

Hernandezcinto and Egipciaco?

Have we been Semmens’d?

[Husker24]

$65 is felony theft??

[ealgeone]

Florida man strikes again!

[dfwgator]

Get a rope!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Yamil noticed the bag was full of unused toilet paper..."

I'm glad security guard Yamil Egipciaco clarified that for us. That was the first question on my mind.

[Bayard]

I was wondering what he was doing during the China virus epidemic

[Bob434]

[[Angel Esteban Hernandezcinto,]]

An Amish name if ever i saw one

[ProtectOurFreedom]

+John

[joshua c]

Asswipe

[Bob434]

exactly- meanwhile, out in california i believe it is- they refuse to investigate and arrest people who steal items worth under $1000

[ConservativeMind]

That was my question, too.

It’s got to be a misdemeanor because 66 rolls can’t possibly reach felony levels.

Strange.

[Mastador1]

Florida has the second-lowest threshold for felony theft in the country: Stealing anything worth more than $300 is felony grand theft. Only New Jersey’s is lower, at $200. And the threshold goes up as soon as you cross the Florida line: $1,500 in Georgia and Alabama, and $1,000 in Mississippi and Louisiana. The national median is $1,000, according to a 2018 They are going to have a problem proving that those rolls had a value of close to $5 each to a judge, I bet the felony charge gets flushed.

[immadashell]

Get a rope!

A “swirly” might be more appropriate!

[yuleeyahoo]

Just another blessed immigrant doing the jobs that Americans won’t do.

[pa_dweller]

Yamil found it suspicious as to why he put a trash bag in his van and peaked through the window
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Must have been quite a scene to have that happen.

[Ezekiel]

Florida Man named Angel steals 66 rolls of hotel toilet paper, but the article doesn't mention the brand.

Hmmm? Now is not the time to go soft on crooks.

[rdl6989]

What country was this in?

[PeterPrinciple]

the bag was full of unused toilet paper

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